Estimates put Africa's elephant population at 415,000 or less. Lion populations have fallen 42% in 21 years. More than 1,000 rhinos were poached last year and there are fewer than 1,000 mountain gorillas left in the wild.

Following strong bipartisan criticism of the administration's decision to allow imports of trophy carcasses for the first time since the practice was halted under the Obama administration, Trump had moved Friday to put the imports on hold.

Animals survive in the same way people survive.. They hunt for food when they need to eat, they shelter to survive harsh winters and sweltering summers, and they will do anything to protect those they care about.

Even though hunting is outlawed within the national parks of Zimbabwe, ten men were illegally hunting for elephants last month within the park's boundaries when they stumbled upon twenty adult Southwest African lions.

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Tigers nearly extinct. Poachers are turning to Africa. Lions are dying. Elephants are dying. Rhinoceros are dying. See how The Thin Green Line is working to protect

In the country where Cecil was killed, a threat of far greater proportions now looms over the lion population. One of Zimbabwe's largest and successful wildlife reserves, the Bubye Valley Conservancy, recently announced that its population of 500 lions...